actually claw, Edwards has one of the highest effective center clearance rate percentages in the league for players present for over 50 centre bounces.
But hey, don't let facts get in the way of an opinion.
6 yrs of watching this bloke try and play as a mid tells me your stats arent worth jack poo.
he was as good as gone until around round 8 when we played him primarily as a forward.
ive done this bloke to death im not going to repeat myself but as far as im concerned hes failed abysmally as a mid for reasons ive repeated ad nauseum.
keep your stats they dont mean much. most stats are like that.
They're not my stats. They're available by subscription. Apparently KPI's that Lade and Dimma work by. But your opinion is fine.
It's always the same with you. Only your opinion is valid and counter points are abused. Continue as before.
Wouldn't Edwards spend more time in the guts if he was such a gun clearance player?
Good question. He actually spent more time there than I think some people realise. But there is a "center square rotation" of Maric, Edwards, Jackson and one other that had something like 11 effective clearances from 17 center bounces. Given that Cotchin, Martin, Tuck, Lids and Foley would be ahead of Edwards and Jackson I'm assuming that "rotation" gets limited center square opportunities, but it is effective.
It's fact based and supports my view of Edwards effectiveness in close and the effectiveness that Dan can provide in a limited role. But that view does not agree with claw's opinion and I must be wrong or so he so forcefully wants to remind me.
I don't care for many of his opinions but when I offer a counter point it's met with derision and/or abuse. Interesting discussion style. "Agree with me or else".
first up i dont care for most peoples opinions. tit for tat hey. where was my post either derisive or abusive. i told you i dont care for your stats or who ever they belong to.having watched him mainly struggle for the last 6 yrs im inclined to believe what i actually see.
i have actually defended edwards role this yr. in particular after the first 6 or 7 weeks of the yr. he was normal for the first 7, normal being primarily played as a mid and being deplorable.
hes 78 kg and a runt. hes gets pushed around and taken out of contests in the midfield far too easily. his kicking is poor and hes slow.finally hes never ever found enough ball to warrant him playing as a permanent mid. the biggest criticism is hes supposed to be elite endurance wise and hes never ever shown he can gut run.
his attributes are his hands and his very good evasiveness which buys him time. when he can buy time hes damaging but when he cant hes a total liability. stats may something different but this has not changed
he had a very good consistent run from about rnd 7 or 8 right thru playing primarily as a small forward rotating thru the midfield at times. as a small forward i cant fault his last 14 or so games.
finally im may blunt and abrupt but in no way do i mean to come across as derisive or abusive.
finally is edwards good inside, at times yes hes even effective sometimes. he is but he needs more than just good hands and bit of evasiveness to be a really good mid. just my opinion.
edwards isnt even truly established imo. i reckon we can all ask will he revert back to mediocrity or will he at last find just a bit of consistency. we will know in 12 months time.
